An integrated micrometeorological system for evaporation measurement

W. J. Shuttleworth, J. H.C. Gash, C. R. Lloyd, D. D. McNeill, C. J. Moore, J. S. Wallace

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Abstract

An integrated eddy correlation system is described. This system comprises a multi-headed sensor, a real-time processing unit and software for analysing and storing the data on a microcomputer. The instrument, known as the Hydra, was first used for research in 1981. Since then, experience gained in using the instrument on four separate research projects has been applied to the redesign and production of an improved instrument designated the Mark 2. This instrument is described together with two applications, the first over a millet crop in the Sahel region of West Africa and the second over a pine forest in south-west France during the HAPEX experiment.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)295-317
Number of pages23
JournalAgricultural and Forest Meteorology
Volume43
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1988
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Forestry
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Atmospheric Science

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